Wet conditions in Brno were something that no one of riders preferred for qualifying session, expect maybe few usual favorites in wet. Casey Stoner managed to get another pole position despite bad weather and not so good physical shape. Stoner took pole position in his first run, after which weather conditions on the track got worse and he did not even try to improve it. Similar was with Rossi, who once again secured chance to be close to his title rival on the starting grid, which we saw as important factor in some of previous races. John Hopkins, recovering from serious injuries and returning after 2 month break, managed to grab final position in front row.
Wet weather specialist Chris Vermeulen was once again fast on his Suzuki and took 4th place in Brno. Alex De Angelis took great 5th place, while one of those rare people who probably wanted weather like this, Anthony West, took 6th place on the grid. Randy De Puniet managed to score both 3rd crash for this weekend and 7th position on the grid.
Shinya Nakano was not as great on factory bike in wet conditions as he was in dry, so he had to settle for 8th place. Loris Capirossi was another rider that was unable to repeat his dry performance in the wet, taking 9th place. Sulvain Guintoli rode really hard his nervous Desmosedici to complete top 10 qualifiers in Brno.
MotoGP grid, which already has to few riders, may be shorter for two more tomorrow - James Toseland and Jorge Lorenzo were not able to get inside 107% of time set by Casey Stoner. Obviously wet weather brought disaster to Michelin camp, as only Michelin rider inside top 10 qualifiers was Randy de Puniet. Dry weather is prognosed for tomorrow, so we may expect some close racing.
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Wet weather specialist Chris Vermeulen was once again fast on his Suzuki and took 4th place in Brno. Alex De Angelis took great 5th place, while one of those rare people who probably wanted weather like this, Anthony West, took 6th place on the grid. Randy De Puniet managed to score both 3rd crash for this weekend and 7th position on the grid.
Shinya Nakano was not as great on factory bike in wet conditions as he was in dry, so he had to settle for 8th place. Loris Capirossi was another rider that was unable to repeat his dry performance in the wet, taking 9th place. Sulvain Guintoli rode really hard his nervous Desmosedici to complete top 10 qualifiers in Brno.
MotoGP grid, which already has to few riders, may be shorter for two more tomorrow - James Toseland and Jorge Lorenzo were not able to get inside 107% of time set by Casey Stoner. Obviously wet weather brought disaster to Michelin camp, as only Michelin rider inside top 10 qualifiers was Randy de Puniet. Dry weather is prognosed for tomorrow, so we may expect some close racing.
Source:
http://www.highrevs.net